Boulder reviews draft of Sheriff’s Office contract

Boulder City Attorney Ed Guza presented the City Council with a first draft of the contract agreement that the city hopes to make with the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office to provide police services in Boulder.

At a City Council meeting on Monday night, Guza said that the draft contract indicated that the city is willing to pay $190,000 per year for 24/7 law enforcement from the Sheriff’s Office, and that this amount can “get the conversation started.” The contract also requested that the Sheriff’s Office hire a minimum of two new police officers to serve the city, and that they reside within 5 miles of the city of Boulder.

“My feelings are [that the Sheriff’s Office] should agree to the contract,” Guza said. He added that the Sheriff’s Office agreed to many of these terms in their contractual agreement with Whitehall, including the obligation that two officers live near the city. “My hope is that if the council approves this, the Sheriff won’t have any issues either.”